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N. SINCLAIR.

CLOSET BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAW/8.1918

Patented May 13; 1919.

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IMVENTQW FINE-LA H? N. SINCLAIR.

CLOSET BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY a. 1915.

Patented May 13, 1919.

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F/Efi T T NA Wu NW 5 ATrIy Specification of hett'ers Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

. npplication med Kay 8.191s. serial'm. 233,388.

To all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, NEIL SINCLAIR, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Oak- 1 land, in the countyof Alameda and State dill hll

the closet necessary of-California, have invented new and useful.

p sin Cl set Beds, of which the following is a Specification,

The present invention relates to improve ments in that classofv disappearin beds which when not in use, are-"conceals within a c oset or other receptacle, and. when 1n use are moved outside'Qf-the an;

adjacent room.-

One object of the invention istoprovide in such a bed, means whereby the depthoi to so'conceal the bed ,may be the least possible. p A further ob ect is to provide means whereby the bed' may be swung from its position of concealment into its position of use and conversely with the'smallest amount of efi'ort.

-A further obj t is to providemean's for so supp rting a bed which will be comparatively mexpensive.

A further object is to provide means for firmly supporting a foot piece in either a vertical position of use, or a horizontal position over the bed. 2

A further object is to provide improved means for holding the bed clothes, especially when the bed frame is in a vertical position. In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a closet and a bed in the position in which it is partly. moved out for 'use; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same showing the bed head in its innermost or concealed position, the remainder of the bed being omitted for clearness of illustration; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig; 2,

showing the bed head in its extended posi-- tion; Fig. 4 is a perspective view ot' anangle bar; Fig. 5 "is a similar view of a clamp; Fig. 6 is an enlarged top plan view of a bottom arm ora bottom .plan view of a top arm, and the supports therefor in one position of theidoor; Figs. 7 and 8 are views similar to Fig. 6;.the door being in other positions; .Fig. 9isa detail sideviewof said.

ottom arm and arts adjacent thereto."

Referring to" e drawing indicates {a closet frame. and2, 3, swinging'fdoors for closing said closet. Toithedoor 3 close .tQiiSB free edge is secured a hinge member hjand in the knuckle 5 of said hinge member; which extends beyondsaid edge, 19}

shown at 8, and carries a nut 9 onvits outer end'which is" threaded. Said reduced portion 8 extends through a horizontally directed hole 11 in the top transverse member 15 of a head 12, which carries the bed frame Said bed head is 'supported at the'topby means of a. clamp 13, which is in two halves,having curved portions 14 fitting snugly against/said member 15 of the bed headland curved portions 16 adapted to surround a vertically extending; device, such as a round bar 17 and drawn together by screws 18.' Said bar 17 extends adjacent to said top member 15,- and is also secured to the lowest member 19 of the bed head by a strap 21. Its lower end is retained by a screw 23 in a socket 24 in the outer. end of an arm 26, the inner end of which has a lug 27 slidable ina slot 58 in a plate 59-let into the floor of the room. Upstanding from a portion of said arm '26 oflset from the lug 27 is a pin 61, which is pivoted to one end of a link 62 the other end of which link is pivoted on an unthreaded portion of a screw 63 screwed into the floor of the room adjacent to the closet. p Y

The n per end of said bar 17 is connected, as shown at 28, to the outer end of a horizontal arm 29, the inner end of which is connected, as shown at 31, to the frame of the opening for the closet door not far from.

and of the door itself need not be increased.

The bedbeing supposedto be in its con-' cealed position with the lug or pivot 27 in the innermost end-0f the slot 58, and it being desired to extend it for use, the door 2 is'first swung-wide open. The door 3 is then swung open sufficiently to permit the bed to clear the walls of the'closet, and the lbed :is swung around the free edge ofthe ddor' -u'ntil it is again parallel with the door 351m in the front instead of in the rear.

The'door' 3" is then'closed and the bed is lowered for use.

7 In the horizontal movements '.0f the door 3 and of the bed, thelug "'or pivot 27 travels in the slot 58 until, in

the final position of rest, it is in the front end of the slot.

It will be readily seen from a comparison of Figs. 2 and 3 which show respectively 5 the bed in the two positions, inside and outside the closet, that, if the lug 27 were stationary, it would have to be to one side (the left with the arrangement of the bed and arms shown) of the vertical plane extending perpendicular to the front plane of the closet and through the knuckle or pivot "5. The location of the lug 27, if stationary, is very difficult to determine in actual practice, and the slightest deviation from its correct position causes the moving parts to bind in passing from one position to another. It has been found practically imossible to install beds of this character with the accuracy necessary to prevent binding if the bearing for the lug 27 is. a stationary bearing let into the floor. But by providing a slot 58 in which the lug 27 can slide, no difliculty whatever is found in installing the bed.

I claim:

1. In combination with a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a vertically extending device at- -tached thereto, a horizontally swinging arm 30 carrying said device, and means for so pivotally connecting said article to the door adjacent to its free edge that said article can be swung bodily around the free edge of the door.

2. In combination with a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a Vertically extending device attached thereto, a horizontally swinging arm carrying said device, a horizontally extend- 40 ing arm secured to said article, and a vertical pivot for said arm secured to a side of the door and located beyond its free edge.

3. In combination with a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a vertically extending device attached thereto,'upper and lower arms swing ing horizontally about ends thereof in vertical alinement, the other ends of the arms being connected to upper and lower portions of said device, and means for so piv 56 otally connecting said article to the door adjacent to its free edge that said article can be swung bodily around the free edge of the door.

4. In combination with a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a vertically extending device attached thereto, upper and lower arms swinging horizontally about ends in vertical alinement, the other ends of the arms being con- 60 nected to upper and lower portions of said device, a horizontally extending arm secured to said article, and a vertical pivot for said arm received to a side of the door and located beyond its free edge.

5. In combinationwith a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a vertically extending device attached thereto upper and lower arms swinging horizontally about upper and lower ends thereof in vertical alinement, the door frame and the floor being provided with horizontally extending slots in which said ends move, means for regulating the movement of said ends in said slots, the other ends of the arms being connected to upper and lower portions of said device, and means for so pivotally connecting said article to the door adjacent to its free edge that said article can be swung bodily around the free edge of the door.

6. In combination with a door and a frame against which the door closes, an article of furniture, a vertically extending device attached thereto, upper and lower arms swing ing horizontally about upper and lower ends thereof in vertical alinement, the door frame and the floor being provided with horizontally extending slots in which said ends move, means for regulating the movement '90 of said ends in said slots, the other ends of the arms being connected to upper and lower portions of said device, a horizontally extending arm secured to said article, and a vertical pivot for said arm secured to a side of the door and located beyond its free edge.

NEIL SINCLAIR. 

